Digital Transformation
Dubai’s reward platform Bundle raises $5.5M pre-seed, to expand to Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam
Dubai-based Bundle, a networked rewards platform that allows businesses to pool their marketing budgets into shared prize funds, has raised $5.5 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Ethereal Ventures and Further Ventures.
Singapore Polytechnic seals nine partnerships to strengthen talent, industry transformation in technology sector
Singapore Polytechnic has inked nine partnerships with organizations from industry, academia and professional associations to strengthen talent and industry transformation in the technology sector of the city state.
Uber’s potential ASEAN return via Foodpanda deal could reshape regional competition – Maybank
Uber’s proposed $15 billion acquisition of Delivery Hero could mark the ride-hailing giant’s return to Southeast Asia eight years after exiting the region, potentially reshaping competition across ASEAN’s on-demand services market, Maybank Investment Bank Research said Monday.
US investor Balaji Srinivasan’s Network School in Malaysia ordered to shut down; signs MoU with Kazakhstan
"The Johor state government takes note of and fully supports the decision of the special meeting of the Iskandar Puteri City Council (MBIP) to revoke the business license and order all activities of NS0 Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (Network School) in Forest City to cease, effective July 22, 2026," the chief minister of Johor state Onn Hafiz Ghazi said in a Facebook…
Ali Shaheen of Protaigé on making agentic AI reliable for enterprise workflows [Q&A]
Ali Shaheen of Protaigé discusses how enterprise AI is moving beyond copilots toward agentic workflows, and why reliability, memory, guardrails, and accountability are becoming critical for adoption.
Singapore Temasek bets big on AI: targets 10–15% AI allocation in portfolio by 2031
Temasek, Singapore's state investment company, plans to lift its direct AI exposure from about 6 percent of its current portfolio to 10-15 percent by March 2031.
QAI Ventures launches Singapore’s first quantum technology accelerator with four-startup inaugural cohort
QAI Ventures, a global venture capital firm focused on quantum technologies and advanced computing, has launched the inaugural cohort of its Singapore Quantum Accelerator.
Singapore’s Acti raises $5.3M seed round to build AI-powered keyboard as personal context layer
Acti, a Singapore-based company describing itself as the world's first agentic keyboard, has raised $5.3 million in a seed round led by the United States-based BITKRAFT Ventures.
Malaysia launches national program to boost high value jobs
Malaysia is stepping up efforts to create more high-value jobs in advanced industries with the launch of the BAKAT MADANI initiative, a national program aimed at strengthening talent pipelines in semiconductors, renewable energy, the digital economy and advanced manufacturing.
